Donald Trump tells UN no deal to end war means "annihilate the Islamic Republic"

President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that Iran would not yield to American pressure, a day after President Donald Trump told the same gathering that Iran faced severe consequences if no agreement ended their war. The dueling speeches in New York came as the two sides held their first indirect talks since a July ceasefire collapsed, communicating through Qatari mediators, and a senior Iranian official told Reuters that positions remained far apart, though diplomacy would continue. Tehran's conditions include lifting a US naval blockade and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which Washington says must stay open to international shipping; Iran also wants to charge vessels passing through. Oil prices rose nearly 2% as traders weighed the remarks. The war, begun by Trump with Israel in February, has lasted nearly seven months.